Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuUS-Israel war on IranStrait of HormuzWhat is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain?Why have strikes resumed?Bodies of EvidenceLive updates, Iran says the waterway will remain under its control after US President Donald Trump threatens to declare it a US territory.liveThis video may contain light patterns or images that could trigger seizures or cause discomfort for people with visual sensitivities.Al Jazeera LiveBy Caolán Magee and Shola LawalPublished On 15 Aug 2026
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control after US President Donald Trump threatened to make it a US territory “pretty soon”.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says the waterway blockade will continue until the US accepts defeat.
